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demount (iou)



demount verb. M16.
[Orig. from French demonter (cf. DISMOUNT verb); in recent use formed as DEMOUNTABLE.]
verb intrans. Dismount. Also, admit of unmounting. Scot. M-L16.
verb trans. Remove from its mounting; unmount; dismantle (for later reassembly). Cf. DEMOUNTABLE. Orig. Scot. L16.
verb intrans. Descend. rare. M19.
? In sense 2 not recorded 18-19; reintroduced in 20 after next.